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F. ST. CLAIR.

' COMBINED SKIRT AND PROTECTOR.

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ATTORNEY N. PEIERS, Phmo-L'nhognphsr, Washington. m;

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FANNIE ST.'OLAIR, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COMBINED SKIRT AN D PROTECTOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 365,450, dated June 28,1887.

' Application filed July 30, 1886. Serial No. 209,524. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that l, FANNIE ST. CLAIR, of New York, in the county andState of New York, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement inWearing-Apparel, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement on that form of protector designed tocover the lower portion of petticoats, skirts, and dresses duringinclement weather, so as to prevent their becoming soiled or muddled;

It consists of a skirt formed of any ordinary cloth, or any suitablematerial made so as to fit and be tied around the waist, so as to besupported therefrom. To the lower edge of this skirt I stitch orotherwise attach a wide strip of gossamer or rubber cloth, or othersuitable material. A whalebone .is secured to the skirt toassist insupporting the foldedturned over the bottom edges of the skirt and bebrought up on the outside, thus inclosing and protecting them. A slidingcord in the lower edge of the gossamer skirt forms a suitabletakeup, andwhen the said gossamer has, been drawn up to the proper position thecord may be tightened and tied over the whalebone. In lieu of thissliding cord, or in addition to it, as may be desired, other fasteningdevices such as hooks or buttons-may be provided, the essential featureof my invention being the long skirt having the whalebone support, andthe gossamer extension which is adapted to fold over the petticoats andskirts for the purpose of protecting them.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of thisspecification, Figure ljisa general view of my invention, and Fig.

2 is a sectional view.

In the drawings, A represents a skirt of any suitable material, to thelower end of which is stitched or otherwise attached a wide strip theskirts A or 1), according to whether it is required for use or not. Asliding cord, E, worked in the lower edge of the gossamer, can

then be drawn and tied so as to prevent the gossamer from falling.

.In addition, or in place of the cord E, I may provide hooks or buttonsF for better security.

G is a whalebone, which may be secured in the skirt-protector between.the skirt .A and the gossamer B, so as to assist in supporting thefolded-over portion, the edge of gossamer B coming above the whalebonewhen folded over and the cord E being drawn taut immediately over it.'(See Fig. 1.) By this means the folded-over portion may be preventedfrom falling. I

Having thus described my invention, whatl claim as new therein, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The combined skirt and protector, consisting ofa skirt, A. havingmeans by which it is supported fromthe waist having the whalebo'nestiffener, and the protector forming an extension to the skirt having asliding cord, E, for securing it in folded condition above thewhalebone, substantially as shown and described. v

2. The combined skirt and'protector, consisting of a skirt, A, havingmeans by which it is supported from the waist, and the protector formingan extension to the skirt, having means by whichits lower edge issupported on the skirt, and the whalebone between the skirt andprotector for supporting the means by which the protector is supported.

FANNIE sr; CLAIR:

Witnesses:

HERBERT KNIGHT, F. A. BAKER.

